The Golden Mountain: The Autobiography of a Korean Immigrant, 1895-1960University of Illinois Press, 1995 - 315 pages At the age of ten and without his parents, Easurk Charr, a convert to Christianity, came to Hawa'ii in 1904 to earn enough money to acquire an education and return to his native Korea as a medical missionary. The Golden Mountain is Charr's story of his early years in Korea, his migration to Hawai'i and the American mainland, and the joys and pain of his life as one of some seven thousand Koreans who migrated to the United States between 1903 and 1905. First published in 1961, Charr's memoir offers touching insights into the experience of early Korean immigrants. He tells eloquently of how difficult it was for him to become a naturalized citizen, even after serving in the U.S. Army. An introduction by Wayne Patterson provides a broader perspective on both Charr and the Korean immigrant experience. |
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Contents
Foreword | ix |
Introduction | xiii |
Preface | 9 |
War Refugees in the Mountains | 15 |
Man of the Soil | 23 |
The Spirit Worshippers | 29 |
The Legend of Prince Jung | 36 |
The Prince of Peace | 45 |
First Days in America | 142 |
Go East Young Man | 158 |
Park College | 163 |
With Uncle Sams Army | 178 |
My Alma Mater | 199 |
To Be or Not to Be a Doctor | 220 |
Lotus Flower | 229 |
The Depression Era | 242 |
The First Church in Pyeng Yang | 58 |
The Dragon Lake | 72 |
My Lifes Ambition | 83 |
The Wonderful Dream | 99 |
Go to America My Boy | 103 |
On the Paradise Island | 116 |
The Land of My Dreams | 131 |